Without office, Congress runs on social media in UP's Gorakhpur

LUCKNOW: Even as Congress party is making efforts to revive its fortunes in Uttar Pradesh, it still has no office at all in some districts, including Gorakhpur, and no proper accommodation in several others as well.
According to sources in UP Congress, more than two dozen district units are functioning from rented premises while some do not have an office at all.
In Gorakhpur, office-bearers have been using social media to manage day-to-day affairs since there is no party office in the city.Whenever any meeting has to be organised, district party leaders book a conference hall or marriage lawn.
On being asked about the absence of office in Gorakhpur, a senior leader said: "It is not that we never had an office here. Former district president, late Bhrigunath Chaturvedi, started the Congress office in Purdilpur area from where we functioned till 2017. We had to leave the premises when the owner sold the property."
Moreover, the grand old party still runs its office from rented accommodation in districts like Kushinagar, the native place of former MP, RPN Singh and UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu, Kannauj and Santkabirnagar.
UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu said, "We are not a billionaire party having swanky offices across the country. The issue is being addressed. The search for an accommodation for a proper office in Gorakhpur is on. We will soon have a new office in the city."